State v. Dickson

JOHN C. CROW, Special Judge.

Appellant, indicted for capital murder, § 565.001, RSMo 1978, for the February 25, 1983, killing of Beatrice Gillion in the City of St. Louis, was found guilty by a jury as charged. Punishment was fixed at imprisonment for life without eligibility for probation or parole until appellant has served a minimum of 50 years. § 565.008.1, RSMo 1978.

Appellant insists the evidence was insufficient to establish that the homicide was deliberate and premeditated, being instead “more consistent with a killing in sudden anger.” He also complains about the receipt in evidence of…